Breadcrumb Home Tippie professors examine link between loneliness and hoarding Thursday, February 6, 2020 https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-01-15/why-tidying-up-is-s… Research from Jing Wang and Catherine Cole, marketing professors in the Tippie College of Business, looks at why people have such a hard time getting rid of their possessions and how that may be affected by loneliness.